Ode to an OM?

[thuggins]

Perhaps I just live in one of those confirmation bias bubbles and see Oly's everywhere....

Apart from the lugs on either side of the lens for setting the shutter speed, the dial to the left of the lens looks suspiciously like the rewind release on the OM1's and 2's. There is also the flash connection on the upper right side of the lens mount. Of course, the button to the right would be the flash connection for the OM3's and 4's, but it is only a cartoon.

 

[Alan Gales]

Can't you read? It's not an Olympus but a Witz camera. Witz cameras were very popular among the super villain crowd that is until the digital Witz cameras came out. Nothing like immediately posting to facebook a photo of Batman and Robin dangling over a huge vat of acid for all your friends to see.

 

[mrshibon]

That's awesome! Totally looks like it was based on an OM

 

[osmeier]

I'm sure some of you know this already, but "Witz" is German and translates to "Joke".

 

[thuggins]

I'm sure some of you know this already, but "Witz" is German and translates to "Joke".

Actually, I didn't know that but it makes it all even better. It was the original model, the M-1 before Leica complained and Olympus changed the designation to OM, that is referred to as the "Reica".

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I'm sure some of you know this already, but "Witz" is German and translates to "Joke".

Interesting - it is "vicc" in Hungarian and pronounced the same way. We must've borrowed it from German.

But, yes, definitely an Olympus OM! Should the rewind switch be engaged?

 

[baachitraka]

Fixed hot shoe, no mirror-lock up => OM-2sp

 

[Alan Gales]

I'm sure some of you know this already, but "Witz" is German and translates to "Joke".

I guess it makes perfect sense that the Joker would use a Joke camera!